1. Thermally-Induced Wedging–Ratcheting Failure Mechanism in Rock Slopes

   • Dagan Bakun-Mazor
   • Yuval Keissar
   • Yossef H. Hatzor

   Original Paper 07 March 2020 Pages: 2521 - 2538

   

2. Thermal Effects on the Physical and Mechanical Properties and Fracture Initiation of Laizhou Granite During Hydraulic Fracturing

   • Ning Li
   • Xinfang Ma
   • Tong Cao

   Original Paper 11 March 2020 Pages: 2539 - 2556

   

3. A General Semi-Theoretical Model for Conical Picks

   • Serdar Yasar

   Original Paper 10 March 2020 Pages: 2557 - 2579

   

4. Experimental Study of the Nonlinear Flow Characteristics of Fluid in 3D Rough-Walled Fractures During Shear Process

   • Changsheng Wang
   • Yujing Jiang
   • Satoshi Sugimoto

   Original Paper 25 February 2020 Pages: 2581 - 2604

   

5. Shear Strength of Rock Fractures Under Dry, Surface Wet and Saturated Conditions

   • Bo Li
   • Xinna Ye
   • Qiang Yang

   Original Paper 11 February 2020 Pages: 2605 - 2622

   

6. Size Effects in a Transversely Isotropic Rock Under Brazilian Tests: Laboratory Testing

   • Kaihui Li
   • Yungming Cheng
   • Jingjing Meng

   Original Paper 13 February 2020 Pages: 2623 - 2642

   

7. Direct Tensile Behavior of Limestone and Sandstone with Bedding Planes at Different Strain Rates

   • Duofeng Cen
   • Da Huang
   • Qinghui Jiang

   Original Paper 02 March 2020 Pages: 2643 - 2651

   

8. A Combined Support System Associated with the Segmental Lining in a Jointed Rock Mass: The Case of the Inclined Shaft Tunnel at the Bulianta Coal Mine

   • Xiongyu Hu
   • Chuan He
   • Ziquan Chen

   Original Paper 14 February 2020 Pages: 2653 - 2669

   

9. Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Small-Scale Lined Rock Cavern at Shallow Depth for Compressed Air Energy Storage

   • Zhongming Jiang
   • Peng Li
   • Yi Li

   Original Paper 23 February 2020 Pages: 2671 - 2683

   

10. Correction to: Analytical Solutions for Tunnels of Elliptical Cross-Section in Rheological Rock Accounting for Sequential Excavation

    • H. N. Wang
    • S. Utili
    • P. He

    Correction Open access 18 February 2020 Pages: 2685 - 2685

11. Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of 3D Printed Polyamide-12 Joints for Reduced Scale Models of Rock Mass

    • Jana Jaber
    • Marianne Conin
    • Samuel Kenzari

    Original Paper 19 February 2020 Pages: 2687 - 2705

    

12. Evaluation of Strength and Deformability of Soft Sedimentary Rocks in Dry and Saturated Conditions Through Needle Penetration and Point Load Tests: A Comparative Study

    • Á. Rabat
    • M. Cano
    • L. R. Alejano

    Original Paper 21 February 2020 Pages: 2707 - 2726

    

13. Accounting for Small-Scale Heterogeneity and Variability of Clay Rock in Homogenised Numerical Micromechanical Response and Microcracking

    • Benoît Pardoen
    • Pierre Bésuelle
    • Jacques Desrues

    Original Paper 05 March 2020 Pages: 2727 - 2746

    

14. In Situ Investigation of the THM Behavior of the Callovo-Oxfordian Claystone

    • Nathalie Conil
    • Manon Vitel
    • Gilles Armand

    Original Paper 02 March 2020 Pages: 2747 - 2769

    

15. Microseismic Monitoring and Experimental Study on Mechanism of Delayed Rockburst in Deep-Buried Tunnels

    • Shichao Zhang
    • Tianhui Ma
    • Yucheng Wang

    Original Paper 04 March 2020 Pages: 2771 - 2788

    

16. Passive Seismic Imaging of Stress Evolution with Mining-Induced Seismicity at Hard-Rock Deep Mines

    • Xu Ma
    • Erik Westman
    • Brent Slaker

    Original Paper Open access 16 March 2020 Pages: 2789 - 2804

    

17. Seismic Wave Conversion Caused by Shear Crack Initiation and Growth

    • Anahita Modiriasari
    • Antonio Bobet
    • Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte

    Original Paper 12 March 2020 Pages: 2805 - 2818

    

18. A 3D Grain-Based Model for Simulating the Micromechanical Behavior of Salt Rock

    • Huan Li
    • Hongling Ma
    • J. J. K. Daemen

    Original Paper 13 March 2020 Pages: 2819 - 2837

    

19. Scaling Compressive Strength from Mini-cylinder Specimens of Sub-bituminous Coal

    • Karina Barbosa
    • Joan Esterle
    • Zhongwei Chen

    Original Paper 13 March 2020 Pages: 2839 - 2853

    

20. Mechanical and Volumetric Fracturing Behaviour of Three-Dimensional Printing Rock-like Samples Under Dynamic Loading

    • Tao Zhou
    • Jianbo Zhu
    • Heping Xie

    Original Paper Open access 14 March 2020 Pages: 2855 - 2864

    

21. An Investigation on the Influence of Thermal Damage on the Physical, Mechanical and Acoustic Behavior of Indian Gondwana Shale

    • Vinoth Srinivasan
    • Ashutosh Tripathy
    • T. N. Singh

    Original Paper 18 March 2020 Pages: 2865 - 2885

    

22. Numerical Analysis of Improvements to CO₂ Injectivity in Coal Seams Through Stimulated Fracture Connection to the Injection Well

    • Min Chen
    • Lee J. Hosking
    • Hywel R. Thomas

    Original Paper 23 March 2020 Pages: 2887 - 2906

    

23. Application of Felicity Effect in Crack Stress Identification and Quantitative Damage Assessment of Limestone

    • Yong Tian
    • Rangang Yu
    • Yin Zhang

    Technical Note 18 February 2020 Pages: 2907 - 2913

    

24. Evaluating the Condition of Sandstone Rock-Hewn Cave-Temple Façade Using In Situ Non-invasive Techniques

    • Yinghong Wang
    • Qiangqiang Pei
    • Heather Viles

    Technical Note 18 February 2020 Pages: 2915 - 2920

    

25. Thermal Cycling Effects on Micro-property Variation of Granite by a Spatial Micro-observation

    • L. F. Fan
    • J. W. Gao
    • X. L. Du

    Technical Note 22 February 2020 Pages: 2921 - 2928

    

26. Mechanical and Cutting Characteristics of Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts

    • K. Hashiba
    • K. Fukui
    • K. Watanabe

    Technical Note 02 March 2020 Pages: 2929 - 2934

    

27. Stability Analysis of the Arch Crown of a Large-Scale Underground Powerhouse During Excavation

    • Zhonghua Hu
    • Nuwen Xu
    • Kai Wang

    Technical Note 04 March 2020 Pages: 2935 - 2943